Sentence examples for was largely able from inspiring English sources

If they even were needed, as the Soviet Union was largely able to hold back the Germans on their own.

And yet, the publisher of The Times, John Puerner, was largely able to shield the newsroom from the bulk of the cuts during that period.

Nixon, the candidate of activists who want to dismantle the conservative wing of the state's Democratic Party, was largely able to deliver that message.

He was largely able to finesse the issue in the primary season and gather conservatives to his side for the general election.

Patco began a series of work slowdowns and sickouts that the F.A.A. was largely able to quell with little real improvement in working conditions.

In her book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Simonn & Schuster, 2005), Doris Kearns Goodwin maintains that Lincoln was largely able to inspire his former opponents to overcome their differences and rally around him.

However, because of the large volume and richness of data we were largely able to avoid gaps in the theory.

Yet, for some reason, agriculture has been largely able to avoid the attention of emissions reductions policies.

By assuming that capital markets worked perfectly, macroeconomists were largely able to ignore the economy's financial plumbing.

The US central midfield pairing of Kyle Beckerman and Maurice Edu were largely able to contain the defensive-minded French duo of Yann M'Vila and Alou Diarra.

Our parents are financially secure, live in their own home, have not lost their marbles and are largely able care for themselves.